Higo Kouda Station (肥後高田駅, Higo-Kōda-eki)[note 1] is a passenger railway station in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway[3][4]
 Higo-Kōda Station in 2006 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Naragimachi, Yatsushiro-shi, Kumamoto-ken 866-0064 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 32°28′31″N 130°36′45″E / 32.4752680°N 130.6124856°E[1] | ||||||
| Operated by | Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. | ||||||
| Line(s) | Hisatsu Orange Railway | ||||||
| Distance |
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Station code | OR02 | ||||||
| Website | Official (in Japanese) | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 17 July 1933 | ||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 4.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[5]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms at grade, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.[5][3]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Yatsushiro and Shin-Yatsushiro |
| 2 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Yatsushiro and Shin-Yatsushiro for Minamata and Izumi |
Gallery
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Station sign -
View of station platforms -
Platform shelter
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||
| Yatsushiro | Local | Hinagu Onsen | ||
| Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
editHigo Kouda Station was opened on 17 July 1933 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway. On 1 October 2019 the station name sign was updated with the introduction of station numbering. The English name was changed from "Higo Kouda" to "Higo-Kōda."
Passenger statistics
editThe average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 470 passengers.[6]
Surrounding area
edit- Nakakyushu Junior College
- Kumamoto National College of Technology Yatsushiro Campus
- Kumamoto Prefectural Yatsushiro Technical High School
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b The official Hisatsu Orange Railway site, platform signage, and station guides list the romanised spelling as Hiko Kōda, though Higo Kouda and Higokoda are also common usage.
References
edit- ^ "Node: Higokoda (2012815067)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "肥後高田駅" [Higo Kouda Station]. レイルラボ | RailLab (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ a b "肥後高田駅" [Higo Kouda Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "時刻表・各駅案内 - 肥後高田駅" [Timetables and Station Guide - Higo Kouda]. 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Higo-Kōda Station at Wikimedia Commons- Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
- Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide
